Instagram

[in-stuh-gram]

Trademark.

1. the brand name for a photo- and video-sharing application and social media platform launched in 2010.

verb (used with object)

Instagrammed, Instagramming 

1. to post (a photo or video) on the Instagram app.

   I’m Instagramming a video of the whole family enjoying the Mickey Mouse birthday cake.

   This garden is one of the sights most frequently Instagrammed by visitors to our city.

noun

1. a photo or video posted on the Instagram app.

   Oh, not another Instagram of her and her new puppy!

Other Word Forms

• Instagrammable adjective
• Instagrammed adjective
• Instagrammer noun

Example Sentences

One of the few remaining comments on his Instagram from the time references “the Swasticar restaurant.”

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District Court judge ruled that Meta Platforms is not a monopoly and its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don’t violate antitrust laws.

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Her brown skin looks glossy today, probably from whatever moisturizer she’s being paid to promote on her wildly popular Instagram.

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During a six-week trial, FTC attorneys often struggled to show a firm divide between how people use Facebook and Instagram, and how they consume content on TikTok, YouTube and other services.

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Millions visit annually, seeking Instagram backdrops with the trees’ distinctive silhouettes.

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